Amusements

" The Lights o" London," probably the finest spectaeular play of tlic modern stage, wlll be pief entcd at the opera house and Tuesday evenings, Dec. 16 and 1G. Crowded houses will doubtlcss greet them. A car load of scenery, specially desifrned by the best artists of the day, is carrled and used in producing the magntflcent scen ie 'effect that cbaracterize the drama. The immense company, from the actor who takcs the smallest part in the drama to those who assume tlie lcading roles, are especially selected for tlieir respective parts. The leailing paper of Hartford, Conn., says: People of to-day, after havlng settled that they want Information and entertainment liave also settled that they want It in the easlest way possible. Wlien you eau show a tliing, it Is much more strlkiug than a ciescription. Henee the suceess of llustrated Journals and spectaeular plays, Only, the better sort of each combine botli méthods and reaeh the inielligpnee by what they show, as wellas by what they teil. TheLlghts o' London is a stroim melodrama, wlth emotlonal slluations, and an eft'ective plot. Nor are these scènes claptrappy and gilded representations of lmaginary fairy realms, but lite piclures of English country scènes and of the metropolis of the world. We have some of the most flnished eirorts of the scène painter's brush belore us. The Lights o' London will be produced liere under the inan.-igement of Shook & Collier, of the Madison Square theatre, New York, and upon a scale of excellence seldom seen outside the larger cities. The company ís a large one, and has buen specially selected tor their respective roles. JÍeauliful mechan ical effects are introduced. Every attention is paid to details, th.US formlng an entertainment that can be witnessed by all our amusement loving public.